Okinawa Television

Okinawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (沖縄テレビ放送株式会社, Okinawa Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-Gaisha), also known as OTV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN. Their headquarters are located in Okinawa Prefecture.

The headquarters of Okinawa Television

History

• November 1, 1959: It was set up first broadcasting station of Okinawa Prefecture. The initial calls were KSDW-TV, on channel 10.
• May 5, 1968: Color transmissions begin.
• May 15, 1972: When the USA bring Okinawa back to Japan, the station moved to channel 8, prompting it to change calls to JOOF-TV. It also adopted Japanese broadcasting standards: the Japanese variant of NTSC and the new frequency.
• December 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial television and 1seg transmissions started (from the Naha main station).
• July 24, 2011: Analog transmissions end.

Stations

Analog

• Naha (Main Station) JOOF-TV 8ch 5 kW
• Izena-West 50ch 0.1w
• Izena-East 58ch 0.1w
• Kumejima 57ch 30w
• Kumejima-East 61ch 1w
• Hedona 55ch 0.1w
• Nakijin 32ch 300w
• Motobu 58ch 0.1w
• Untembaru 60ch 0.1w
• Goga 59ch 0.1w
• Agarie 50ch 1w
• Sukuta 60ch 0.1w
• Henoko 58ch 0.1w
• On'na 37ch 3w
• Ishikawa 56ch 3w
• Gushikawa 52ch 10w
• Goya 20ch 10w
• Takaharu 49ch 0.1w
• Kita-Nakagusuku 57ch 0.1w
• Ginowan 37ch 10w
• Aja 52ch 0.1w
• Shuri-Yamagawa 47ch 0.1w
• Shuri 57ch 3w
• Sashiki 56ch 30w
• Shikiya 58ch 0.1w

Digital(ID:8)

• Naha(Main Station) JOOF-DTV 15ch

Programs

• OTV Super News - from 16:55 until 18:55 on Weekdays
• Kyōdo Gekijō(The Local Theater) - from 15:00 until 15:55 on Thursdays
• Kurashi to Keizai(Life and Economy) - from 16:50 until 16:55 on Fridays

Rival Stations

• Ryukyu Broadcasting(RBC)
• Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting(QAB)

See also

• NHK
• Ryukyu Shimpo

Other links

• Okinawa Television